Haven't played PS since June 2003, worth picking up again?

[Breydel]

Lately I got bored of games like DAoC and Horizons and even though I quit PS in June 2003 I did enjoy the couple weeks in beta & retail I played. One of the main reasons I left was because the game got quite boring and I didn't see much of an end-game purpose in it all.

Well, now about 8 months later I wonder if Planetside is worth picking up again, even if it would be just for a couple of months. Has the gameplay changed much since Summer 2K3 or is it all basically still the same? Also, am I going to need to buy that CC expansion or can I be competitive without it as well?

As for servers, as a European I used to have major lag on Werner but a much better connection to the US East coast servers. Is this already fixed or is it still recommended for Europeans to play on the East cost server? And do guilds still recruit new players? I expect everyone to be BR20/CR5 by now so I'll definately be behind on that aspect.